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HANSARDBiomass GenerationReports show that Drax has behaved appallingly, and under the last Government it seemingly had pretty free rein. I welcome the fact that this settlement includes a drastic…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI draw the attention of the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests on the help I receive from the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy project and…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents John and Susan recently got in touch with me about their son Tom. Tom is an autistic man who lives in an assisted living facility and receives one-to-one support…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI wish to make Members aware that I am a member of the GMB, as many Members on this side of the House seem to be. It is great to take part in the debate. It is important to…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and LebanonReports describing the complete dismantlement of Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure are impossible to ignore when the World Health Organisation has reported over 1,000 attacks on…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)The shadow Minister’s amendment seems to be a bit of a fig leaf over the failure of the previous Government to secure good, high-quality, unionised jobs in the green energy…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I think the right hon. Member is purposely misunderstanding my comments. It is obvious: is the cost of cheap, green energy lower or higher than the costs that we have seen in the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)This is a really valuable discussion, even if the amendment does not make it into the Bill. In the last Parliament, I served on the Energy Bill Committee. Conservative Members…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I would not want to limit the possibilities of GB Energy with a number. It is a big number that the hon. Gentleman has put here but, to be honest, there are huge opportunities in…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)Surely the shadow Minister agrees that Great British Energy will reduce the costs of energy, because the types of energy projects in which it will be investing will be of…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her opening remarks on the amendment. Is there anything in the Bill that would preclude the kind of support for community energy projects that we have…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Is there anything that you feel is missing from the Bill that would provide clarity, or do you think it will be covered in subsequent documentation? Josh Buckland: My personal…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q On CCUS, we want Great British Energy to have a broader portfolio once it is established—lots of witnesses today have said that. Where would you place CCUS, from a risky to a…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q I wanted to ask about the definition in the Bill on clean energy. Do either of you have any thoughts on whether that definition is clear enough? Dan McGrail: From my…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions for Ms Powis. The first goes back to the definition. Before you arrived, Ms Dawes mentioned that she felt that it was covered in clause 3(2)(b). May I ask…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)My husband is company secretary of Sheffield Renewables, a community energy project in Sheffield that generates energy.08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Well, we have not heard enough about God’s own county here today. There has been a lot of positivity from witnesses; some of them seemed quite excited about the Bill. I want to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q Before we were interrupted, my second question was about what the biggest impact of the Bill will be on your members. I do not think we have covered that. Andy Prendergast: Both…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions. First, how important do you think it is to have clause 3(2)(d)— “measures for ensuring the security of the supply of energy”— in the Bill for your members,…08 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Second sitting)Q I am interested to know whether there are any conditions that you would like to see put on the financial assistance provisions and their scope under clause 4, given your unique…08 Oct 2024